ISAK LEIVSSON - Vital RAW on his Handmade DH BIKE 10

Bike looks sick, nice work dude.

Also love the Hnnnnnggg from the cameraman whenever dude railed a corner.

so, everyone asking about a detailed bike check, we tried. he wants to keep us guessing, and we think that's freaking rad! we'll keep trying.

Need a proper bike check of v3!!! Is he running his stem reversed?

I think just a short or perhaps zero reach with those MCGRATH Moto bars rocked back just a bit.

Stop at twenty three seconds when you can see the Mcgrath on the bar.

He used to on his Pole. Doesn't look like he does on this one.

Perhaps we could have a comprehensive bike check?

Rad looking bike.

We need an in depth look at that beast!

Vital MTB / PB had a couple of stories / picture groups of 2 of his other frames. This one looks like it takes ideas from both of those (though, goodness knows what order these 3 bikes of his I've seen, were made / tested in) : one was a high pivot / idler wheel set up, but with a 'hanging arm' from the TT / near the seat post, with the shock mounted onto the TT, and a Horst link type (with Girder / Trellis type 'Seat Stays') drop out set up.

The other was a rocker on the SP, much like the frame in the video, with a vertical shock mounted from plates on / above the BB, but, with a 'conventional ' (well, not really, it looked to be around 60/70mm back from, and around 40/50mm above the BB center line) SA pivot, and a straight, single pivot swingarm much as the bike in the video has. All, with what appears to be long 'Chain Stay' lengths - one spec listed the CS's were 490mm long - something I really like on my personal frames, but so many seem scared of such a set up. And all, with quite steep SP angles - again, something I very much favour.

It's great to see young blokes making their own bikes, learning how to do things, and trying things out! 'Making', is what it's all about!

v2 from last year - https://www.vitalmtb.com/photos/member/PIT-BITS-USDH-National-Snowshoe-West-Virginia,13128/PIT-BITS-USDH-National-Snowshoe-Isak-Leivssons-Latest-Creation,141380/JackRice,44569 and he talks about it here in video, too https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8YEPptM2u0&t=113s